is it the right pet for me? : tortoise?

Question

Hello. i am 13 and i am allergic to red ear sliders. I live in a apartment and dont have time for a dog or cat, rabbit, and i hate fish! I want a pet i can take outside and hold sometimes and something that is not as mean as a hamster and does not bite (yes i know anything with teeth can bite, blah blah blah)

Answer 1

how about a Guinea pig or ferret

Answer 2

A tortoise makes a very nice and interesting apartment pet and will live a long long time. My neighbor has had her tortoise for 42 years! Just be sure to wash your hands after handling a tortoise so that you don't get sick because they can carry salmonella. Carefully find out what kind you will get because some kinds sleep (in a bucket of sand) over the winter. Also be sure to give your tortoise a good diet to keep the shell healthy.

Answer 3

if you think you do not have time for a cat or a dog, then you certainly don't have time for a tortoise. other people think it is easy to own one as they live brakishly. but they also require a lot of attention. proper lighting, shelter and of course they need a pond for bathing and a dry area for feeding and sleeping. tortoise can drown without dry area.
also tortoise needs to hibernate, this can be omitted if you plan to keep them indoors because a simple change in the temperature can kill them. even being disturbed while in hibernation is fatal.
without proper knowledge, the poor tortoise you will get is indeed poor. try learning about it first and be sure you can take care of it. good , good care.
i suggest you get a nintendo and play nintendogs instead.

Answer 4

a tortoise is an exotic pet and requires very careful care and consideration. They need very specific living conditions including heat lamps, substrate to dig in, and a place to hibernate in the winter. They also are not very fun as pets becuase they can not be trained to do tricks and you can not play with them outside of their homes. Keeping a tortoise offers no benifits of a normal pet. It will not play fetch, it will not follow you around, it won't get excited and dance when your around. You should not hold or handle a tortoise more then absolutely neccessary.

all reptiles carry the risk of samonnella which means every time you do touch it you must be very vigilante about washing your hands. It can transfer hand to hand which means that if you forgot to wash your hands you and family members could become ill.

I am a keeper of exotic pets and absolutely never recommend them. They need constant care and a lot of care and consideration. They depend entirely on their owners for survival and they are not fun to have. If you desire an excellent pet that requires little time you need to find a rodent. I have chosen several rodents for people and they all turn out as good pets. If you choose carefully you can find rodents that will not bite or behave agressively.

I will make a list of behaviors I look for in good rodents:

1.) They must not jump at the cage when you approach it. This is agressive behavior and is territorial. This also is usually a sign that the rodents are fed through the fencing of a cage which will drive them crazy.

2.) Ask the owner willing to sell the rodent to handle it for you. If they refuse its usually bad news. Watch them, if they hesitate or control the rodent in their hand it is a sign that the rodent is agressive.

3.) When they go to handle the rodent watch the behavior of the rodent, a good pet will allow the owner to handle them. If the rodent hides or grips the cage wall agressively don't get this rodent.

4.) Ask the owner to feed the rodent by hand, if it gets crazy agressive about the food its usually bad news. Understand they will be a little grabby but this is okay.

5.) Get your rodent from sources that the rodents are constantly being handled by many people. 95% of the rodents I recommend come from class room breeding, large families, or open cages. (if you watch television you have proberably seen puppies or kittens in little baskets with an open roof so people can handle them.)

6.) Do not get pure bred anything. Breeding leads to psychological problems in small animals. This is especially true of rats.

7.) Safer rodents are mixed bred. I recommend feeder mice becuase they are bred to be non agressive so they put up no fight to snakes and lizards. I also recommend guinea pigs.

8.) My last suggestion is bunnies. Especially microbreed bunnies. They are cute, fluffy, playful, and easy to care for.

I hope that I have helped you in some way,
Silence

Answer 5

get a bird. parakeets are good starters and ythough they can bite most of them when bought young won't

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

a tortoise can be right for any one

Answer 8

No as it is illegal to own one.